Rafiq measured the length of a pencil as 15 cm using a scale where the absolute error is $\pm 0.5$ cm. What is the relat

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Rafiq measured the length of a pencil as 15 cm using a scale where the absolute error is $\pm 0.5$ cm. What is the relative error in Rafiq's measurement of length?

Accepted Answer

3.33%

Answer

15.5%

Answer

14.5%

Answer

3.44%

Rafiq measured the length of a pencil as 15 cm using a scale where the absolute error is ±0.5\pm 0.5±0.5 cm. What is the relative error in Rafiq's measurement of length?

Rafiq measured the length of a pencil as 15 cm using a scale where the absolute error is $\pm 0.5$ cm. What is the relative error in Rafiq's measurement of length?